PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kenyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and normal guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenyon comes into the arena with The Illinois Enema Bandit blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kenyon
vs
guy

179 cm
22
181 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
21
177 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kenyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, normal guy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kenyon pinned against the cage. Kenyon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenyon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Kenyon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kenyon tries for a takedown but guy manages to get underhooks.
guy working hard to break the clinch.
guy has had enough of the clinch but Kenyon keeps him there for the moment.

Kenyon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
guy closes the distance but Kenyon moves to the side
and Kenyon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenyon with a nice cross.
A head kick by guy misses
and Kenyon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
guy throws a combination that misses
and Kenyon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
guy misses with an uppercut. Kenyon saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenyon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from guy. Kenyon does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kenyon instigates a clinch.
guy has had enough of the clinch but Kenyon keeps him there for the moment.

Kenyon tightens his grip and picks guy up, before dumping him to the ground. guy manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenyon trying to control but guy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenyon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kenyon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenyon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kenyon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenyon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
guy has momentary wrist control but Kenyon slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenyon landing some decent shots from guard.
guy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenyon won't allow guy to get back to his feet.
Kenyon wants to control from the top but guy keeps moving.
guy looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kenyon stops guy from standing up.
Kenyon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
guy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kenyon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kenyon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
guy is trying to keep Kenyon in close.
guy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kenyon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
guy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kenyon tries to free his leg and advance position but guy is retaining full guard.
guy trying to keep a closed guard but Kenyon is proving a slippery customer.
Kenyon is in close to guy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Kenyon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Kenyon.
guy throws a leg kick
and Kenyon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
guy lands a two punch combo.
guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenyon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
guy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
guy has his takedown stuffed
and Kenyon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenyon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like normal guy has been cut.
guy looks gassed!
Kenyon tests guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Kenyon.
guy takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
guy misses with a hook. Kenyon ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
guy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kenyon counters with a three punch combo that has guy backing up. guy nods at Kenyon to acknowledge the strikes.
Michael Kenyon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of normal guy.
guy has his takedown stuffed
and Kenyon counters with a left and a right that stings guy.

guy is rocked!
Kenyon cracks guy with a hook to the temple - guy is on wobbly legs here! Kenyon swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! guy falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kenyon wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Kenyon!